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Commerce City police officer fatally shoots restrained dog

COMMERCE CITY — When Kenny Collins called police about an unfamiliar dog loose in his neighborhood, he had no idea his neighbor was dog-sitting for a relative. He had no idea it would end in tragedy.

"I called police because I saw a dog wandering loose out front," Collins said.

Collins' neighbor said she left the 3-year-old large-breed dog named Chloe in the garage when she went shopping. She thought she had closed the garage, but it seemed the dog tripped a sensor, forcing the garage door open.

Collins said he just wanted animal control to pick up the dog. But when two police officers arrived, things took a different turn. Collins' son shot video with a cellphone of the incident.

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